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 Dougcruzer This concert was broadcast live on WMMR at the Starz club in Philadelpia. Rory Gallagher Mar 19, 2025
 Bella.Llopez Really great live!! Ashes To Amber Mar 19, 2025
 Kristina Baker Parris The Maine and hot Mulligan opened Fall Out Boy / Cobra Starship / 50 Cent / Hey Monday / All Time Low Mar 19, 2025
 Davidiis Correct!! Pink Floyd Mar 18, 2025
 Concert Archives Thanks for the research on this concert @Imthemann! The Phoenix concert looks like it took place on Dec. 18th 1979, so I've updated this concert to reflect that date. I've also created a new concert listing for the March 12, 1979 concert in Jacksonville here: https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/styx-angel--7069921 Styx / Angel Mar 18, 2025
 Maria Papadopoulou Such a lovely night Alphaville Mar 18, 2025
 Row Local music reviewer's review in the Lexington Herald-Leader: TODD RUNDGREN PUTS TONGUE IN CHEEK, BUT STILL DOES ROCK 'N' ROLL April 4, 2003 | Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) Author: Walter Tunis Contributing Music Critic | Page: A2 | Section: Main News 428 Words Read News DocumentReadSpeaker webReader: Read News DocumentFocus REVIEW Leave it to Todd Rundgren to serve as music critic for his own concert. "Let's call my performance... 'rollicking,'" said the veteran composer, producer and pop technologist last night at a near-capacity Kentucky Theatre. OK, Todd. Let's do that. There was certainly no denying that, for the better portion of his two-hour Lexington debut, Rundgren played the part of cabaret host with tongue securely in cheek. He merrily mugged his way through I Saw the Light, one of his most recognized hits, while seeming genuinely amused as he mistook the potent aroma of theatre popcorn for fried chicken. "Do you smell that?" he asked the crowd. "Or are you used to it?" But, more important, Rundgren held firm to rock 'n' roll devotion. This might seem odd for a solo concert that, aside from a section boasting prerecorded bossa nova backing tracks, was entirely acoustic. Beginning with his 1982 Utopia tune Lysistrata, which also started a modest pro-peace thread that ran through the entire evening, Rundgren was clearly in no mood to present his songs as folkie makeovers. The rockers of the program (Hammer in My Heart, One World and Black and White) all retained their original electric urgency in the unplugged setting. But the pop/soul side of Rundgren's profile was hardly underplayed. Love of the Common Man, Cliche and a devilishly playful Song of the Viking were grabbed by the neck and doused with the same performance intensity Rundgren would have dished out were a band behind him. Casual fans got a requisite roster of hits, although most were broadly rearranged. Can We Still Be Friends moved to the bossa nova groove, Bang the Drum All Day was played on ukulele and, in the show's most ironic twist, the comparatively obscure Born to Synthesize was re-wired into acoustic swing. Die-hards were just as generously rewarded. Among the list of delicious non-hits: 1995's meditative Beloved Infidel (another wonderfully topical selection), 1978's wistful Too Far Gone and 1973's pop lullaby I Don't Want to Tie You Down. Whether howling during songs with Philly soul glee, selecting tunes affirming profound calls for peace or playing class cut-up, this Rundgren cabaret proved an unbridled blast. Oh, yes. It was really rollicking, too. Todd Rundgren Mar 18, 2025
 Brando Calrissian One of my favorite concerts of all-time. Although it wasn't entirely for Mania because they hadn't ironed out the kinks for that show, it was an incredible honor to see them perform some of their all-time greats. The pyrotechnics were also awesome. Could not have cared less for the openers, though suffering through them was worth it. Unforgettable experience. Fall Out Boy / Jaden / Blackbear Mar 18, 2025
 Brando Calrissian Didn't get to see The Offspring because of the weather! Which was a bummer. But they offered tickets to come back for Offspring or a full-refund. Twas a free concert for me hehe. The Offspring / Sum 41 / Simple Plan / Winona Fighter Mar 18, 2025
 Grecia ฅʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔ miss them😭😭😭 NCT 127 Mar 18, 2025
 Bubblegum Mf How do I add a show? This site is SO incomplete. APRIL 12 1969 Charleston WV The Monkees Mar 18, 2025
 Alittlerey the automatic spotify link is also wrong Felis House Band (DE) Mar 18, 2025
 Bubblegum Mf Does anyone remember who opened? All I remember clearly is that he had a female bassist and her bass seemed huge. I was 9 years old. Neil Diamond Mar 18, 2025
 Alittlerey apparently there is another band with the same name. I've added one with (DE) Mar 18, 2025
 Alittlerey added a second band with (DE) Mar 18, 2025
 Mark E I’ve changed the dates. James Taylor Mar 18, 2025
 Alittlerey the spotify link is wrong Mar 18, 2025
 Mark E Jeff - You are correct. It was February 1970. In fact, I think it was you, in the early days of user groups on the net, who sent me a tape of two of the shows. I still have the cassette, but don’t have a tape deck to play it. James Taylor Mar 18, 2025
 Ed Rock1983 Over here in West Virginia we hold our lighters in the air and yell “ FREEBIRD !” Hope you have a great time Lynyrd Skynyrd / Blackberry Smoke Mar 18, 2025
 Jeff Chard Nope, this date never happened, was never booked.. JT played 8 shows in 3 nights at Jab - Feb 5,6,7 1970. He was originally booked for Oct 1969, but broke both arms and legs in a motorcycle accident that resulted in the rescheduled Feb 1970 dates. By Oct of that year, Fire and Rain was already famous and so was James. James Taylor Mar 18, 2025